John Calley
1930-07-08 (1930)Jersey City, New Jersey, USAProduction
Biography
John Nicholas Calley (July 8, 1930 – September 13, 2011) was an American film studio executive and producer. He was quite influential during his years at Warner Bros. (where he worked from 1968 to 1981) and "produced a film a month, on average, including commercial successes like The Exorcist and Superman." During his seven years at Sony Pictures Entertainment starting in 1996, five of which he was chairman and chief executive, he was credited with "reinvigorat[ing]" that major film studio.
Known For
One Night Stand
MOVIE • 1997
A Decade Under the Influence
MOVIE • 2003
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
MOVIE • 2004
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
MOVIE • 2006
The Business End: Violence in Cinema
MOVIE • 2008
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
MOVIE • 2007
Love & Loyalty: The Making of 'The Remains of the Day'
MOVIE • 2001
Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick
MOVIE • 2007
Sharon Tate: Murdered Innocence
MOVIE • 2002
The Evolution of Clint Eastwood
MOVIE • 2008
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry
MOVIE • 2008
The Craft of Dirty Harry
MOVIE • 2008
The Peculiar Memories of Bruce Robinson
MOVIE • 1999
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
MOVIE • 2007
All Eyes on Sharon Tate
MOVIE • 1966
The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker's Journey
MOVIE • 2001
This Is Gary McFarland
MOVIE • 2006